The movie edition of Stephenie Meyer’s second book in the Twilight Saga, New Moon, raises issues on growing old, damnation, souls, and trusting people.
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There are some brief spiritual gems in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga that caught my eye. One of them was a quick statement in Breaking Dawn that opened up a spiritual parallel that has a subtle strength throughout the series—that of members making up a body that needs a definite head. There are good examples of spiritual leaders throughout this saga both on the werewolf side of things and on the vampire side.
Another spiritual gem that is quite obvious is the parallel of the vampire with spiritually dead man. Meyer presents vampires as walking, talking corpses, which makes an interesting picture of the spiritual condition of unregenerate man.
Our continuing discussion of Serenity and Firefly. Topics include River Tam, the “Companions,” a world without sin (utopia), the Reavers, and more.
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We discuss the science fiction movie Serenity with a little from the TV show Firefly. In this episode, the conversation focuses on atheism in science fiction, universal government, belief, the directionless characters, and unconditional love.
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There are a couple things that I really appreciate about the underlying worldview that Meyer’s reveals in her storytelling. First off, through her character Edward, she demonstrates marriage as a lasting and true commitment.
Read MoreTaking into account that the Twilight Saga books are secular fiction and do not observe a Christian moral code, one of the only objectionable elements that could be argued over is the subject matter of vampires, so this is the first topic I’d like to discuss at length in my first of several critical thinking posts on this intriguing series.
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We continue our discussion on Batman: The Dark Knight. This time, the conversation focuses on how easy “good” men can fall, the Joker’s personification of Satan, Batman’s false messianic personification, and relative morality.
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